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“I don’t see any reason why Diane Abbott can’t stand as a Labour MP going forward,” Labour’s deputy leader told ITV News on Thursday.Rayner’s intervention comes amid a growing row within the party over whether Abbott will be banned from seeking re-election as a Labour candidate.
At a rally outside Hackney Town Hall last night, Abbott said she intended to remain the MP for the seat she has held since 1987 for “as long as is possible”. “It is as if you are not allowed to be a Labour MP unless you are prepared to repeat everything the leader says,” she said. “I am going to be your MP as long as I am allowed to.” She went on: “I have to keep faith with my principles. I have to keep faith with supporting and speaking up for equalities, poor people, for the community here in Hackney.“So I promise you that as long as is possible I will be the member of parliament for Hackney North and Stoke Newington.”
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